Cash-register.



G. F. KETTERING & W. A. GHRYST.

CASH REGISTER.

APPLIOATIOII FILED MAR.14.1910.

1,011,966. Patented Dec.19, 1911.

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l 1 b I ATTORNEY C. F. KETTERING & W. A. GHRYST.

DASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.14,1910.

Patented Dec. 19, 1911 6 SHEETS-SHEET 2 niranwim C. F. KETTERING 6: W.A. GHRYST.

CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 14. 1910.

1,011,966, Patented Dec. 19, 1911.

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C. F. KETTERING & W. A. GHRYST.

GASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED 111111.14, 1910.

1,011,966. Patented Dec. 19,1911.

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CASH REGISTER. APPLIUATIOH FILED nun. 14, 1910 Patented Dec. 19, 1911.

G. F. KETTERING & W. A. GHRYST.

CASH REGISTER.

1,01 1,966. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 14, 1910. Patented Dec. 19,

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CHARLES I. KETTERING AND WILLIAM A. CHRYST, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNORSTO THE NATIONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY, OF DAYTON, 01-110, A CORPORATION015 omo, (INCORPORATED IN 1906.)

CASH-REGISTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 19, 1911..

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES F. Karmamo andVVILLIAM A. CnaYs'r, citizensof the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomeryand State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCash-Registers, of which we declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description.

This invention relates to cash registers havinga quick operation and lowcost and among its objects is to provide a cash register which cannotordinarily be operated nor the. cash safe opened without efl'ectingregistration in a totalizer contained within a locked casing of theregister.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cash register of theclass described with a totalizer which cannot be reset.

Another object of the invention is to provide means under lock and keyin the register whereby the cash safe may be opened wjthoutpperating thetotalizer.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a machine of the classdescribed with a socalled locked keyboard construc tion with improvedmechanism for operating indicator screens and indicator alimn devices,and also with an improved bel hammer operating mechanism in which thepower for operating the bell hammer is stored by the return stroke ofthe cash safe.

\Vith these and incidental objects in view the invention consists incertain novel features of construction and combinations of parts theessential elements of which are set forth in up ended claims and areferred form of em odiment of which is ter described with reference tothe drawin s which accompany and form part of te specification.

Figure 1 is a front "elevation of a cash register constructed accordinto this invention partly broken away an with the cabinet omitted' Fig. 2is a right side elevation with the cabinet and cash drawer omitted. Fig.3 is a detail in right side elevation of one of the mechanismswhich arecontrolled by banks of amount keys. Fig.4 is a detail in ri ht sideelevation of the auditors key and devices controlled thereby. Fi 5 is adetail in side elevation of the opera" ing'bar or drawer releasemechanism. is a "letail in right side elevationof a 0 look-- ereinafpending application of C. F. Kettering and \Vm. A. Chryst, Serial No.451,446, filed September 2, 1908. This machine is of the drawer operatedclass and is provided with a plurality of vertical banks of keys each ofwhich banks is located in a plane with segment gears which serve toactuate the to talizer and transmit their differential movement toindicators. The keys are depressible into the paths of lugs carried bythe segment gears and by this means regulate the movement of the segmentgears, which are spring actuated. Means are provided which normallyprevent the actuation of these segments upon the depression of valuekeys until the cash drawer is permitted to move to its open position.The drawer is released by the depression of one or more value keys incombination with a depressible element which will hereinafter bereferred to as an operating bar. Upon the outstrokc of the drawer thesegment gears are differentially set as controlled by the keys, but themain totalizer is not in mesh with the segments at this time. Thetotalizer is meshed atthe time the segments are at rest in their movedpositions, then by the return movement of the'cash drawer power isapplied to the segments for the purpose of actuating the totalizer andreturning the segments to their home positions. The manner of settingthe indicators is-not part of the present invention and therefore willnot be described in this specification. As above stated the cash drawernormally cannot be released without depressing at least one value keyand the operating bar, or by de pressing-a key hereinafter referred toas an one or inorejof the va into the paths of lugs 11 of the segmauditors key. A look is provided for the auditors key so that 0 erationof the same, except by authorize persons, is prevented.

In the followin detailed description, besides the devices a ove referredto there will be described indicator screens, a bell mechanism, anauditors counter, and a customers counter, but aside from theirparticular adaptation to the present machine there is no broad noveltyin these devices.

If an amount registered consists merely of one numeral or one numeralwith one or more ciphers, it is immaterial in what order the value keyand the operating bar are depressed. If the amount registered consistsof more than one numeral, it is necessary to depress thevalue keys firstbefore depressing the operating bar as the. machine is ar' ranged sothat the drawer is immediately released upon the depression of both theoperating bar and one of the value keys. Because of this arrangement, ifan amount containin only one numeral is to be registered, the va ue keyand the 0 rating bar may be depressed simultaneous y. The particulararrangement of the value keys and operat; ing bar with the mechanismscontrolled thereby and the devices which embody the remainingimprovements is as follows:

The totalizer 1 is controlled by series of value keys through certaindifi'erential mechanism and is carriedin a frame including arms whichare pivoted on a shaft 54.

Dlrectly under the totalize-r elements are toothed segments 13 pivotedloosely on a rod 13 and having one space lost motion connection withother key controlled segments 12, which are also loosely pivoted on rod13" and are provided at their upper extremities with forwardly extendinglugs 11. The value keys 10 are arranged in vertical banks and have amotion radial to segments 12, so that the shank of any depressed keywill be in the path of the lug 11 of the corresponding segment.

The .machine is operated by deressing ue keys 10. an the o erating bar38. By thismeans' theshan s of the desired ones of the keys 10 arebrought ents 12. The value keys 10 are retained in their depressedposition b spring actuated .plates 131 Fig. 6) whic are provided withpins 132. or-enterin notches 133 in the keys. Whena key is epressed thekey first earns the plate 131 downwardly, through e gag?- ment withone-of the pins 132, unti t e notch-133 arrives above such pin when theplate spri u wardly under the action of spring 134 ate I y I position.At the com letlon of the operation of the machine t e keys are releasedby applying pressure at the poin't.135 of one of two carrying arms 136for the plate 131 a rod 23carried 1ng the-key in its depressed The meansfor depressing plate 131 at the completlon of an operation of themachine is not shown in the drawings. It may be seen from Fi 6 that theupper edge of notch 133 is in a lower horizontal plane than the upperedge of notch 137 which normally coacts with the pin of plate 13].. Thuswhen a key is in its depressed position its respective plate 131 will beheld in a lower position than normal, thus bringin the end 138 of arm136 in the path of a rod 1 which is rocked in the direction indicated byar- 1 row 139 upon the de ression of auditors key 6, as described artheron. By this means it is impossible to depress the auditors key while anamount key is in its de pressed position and also it is impossible todepress an amount key while the auditors key is in its depressedposition, because then the rod 71 is below extension 138 of the arm 136preventing its movement.

It was stated that the present invention provides a drawer o eratedmachine with ver sim 1e and efiicient releasingdevices an whic normallyalways requires a depression of value keys before the cash drawer may beopened. The invention also mg, vides a totalizer for this class, of macline, which cannot be reset thus insuring that a total is retained ofall additions to the to talizer. This of course means that after a acertain amount has been accumulated the pinion of highest order will becontinuously rotated without effecting the necessary carryingoperations, but as this pinion is of such high order, a completerotation of it would not likely be lost track of. The totalizer of thisinvention, as is usual in cash registers, is provided w th moredenominational elements than there'are banks of keys, the carryingdevices serving to actuate the elements of higher order.

The cash drawer is released as follows: Each value key carries apin 15(Fig. 3) which when the key is depressed enters one of inclined slots 16in a ate 17 forcing the platev downwardly, which. downward movement of.the plate is employed to free the drawer latch from a certain detent.Each plate 17 is carried by a pair of'arms .18 and 19' respectivelyivotedto supporting frames by pins 20 an extended betweena frame pin 172and the arm 19, therefore the plates 17 are normally resiliently held intheir upper ositions as shown in Fig. 3. The arm 19 as a rearwardlyextendingb lug 22 beneath which is y arms 24 fixed to a rod 25 which isjournaled in the'machine frames.

The rod 23 passes throu h a fork. 27 of an arm 28 (Fig. 4).. This atterarm is pro-- vided with a shoulder 29 extending across the rear flatsurface of a bar or rod 30 which is carried byjone or more arms 31 fixedto a r0632 and constitutes part of. the

21. A spring 171 is chine.

holding mechanism for the cash drawer. One of the arms 31 is connectedby a link 33 to a drawer latch 34 (Fig. 5) which is pivoted to themachine frame at 340 and normally engages a roll 402 which is carried bya bracket fastenedto the rear wall 41 of the cash drawer and through itsconnection with the cash drawer normally prevents opening of the cashdrawer. If, however, the latch 34 is free to rock in the directionindicated by arrow 35 the drawer may move to its open position underspring action, as described farther on, but in order to permit the pawlto rock in this direction arm 28- must be rockeddownwardly to carry itsshoulder 29 clear of the rod 30. Then arms 31, link 33, and latch 34 mayrock rearwardly from the pivots 32 and 3-10 to .allow the opening of thecash drawer, the spring pressure on the drawer serving to rock theseelements through the roll 402 as the drawer moves to its open position.The desired downward movement of arm 28 is accomplished by thedepression of any one of the value keys, the pin 15 of such key enteringone of the inclined slots-16 and therefore forcing plate 17 downwardlyand through its carrying arms 19 rocking the rod 23 downwardly and asthe rod 23 passes through the fork 27 of arm 28 this arm will becompelled to rock downwardly. The rocking of drawer latch 34 isprevented by 'one other element, that is, an arm 37 (Fig. 5) which isunder the, control of an operating bar 38. This bar is constructed asfollows. It is mounted upon a member 57 which is carried by a pair 0arms 58 and 59 pivoted at their upper ends by pins 60 and 61 to themachine frame. A spring 62 is extended between a pin 63 on the member 57and a pin 64 extending from the right hand side frame of the ma- Aspring 65 is also extended between a pin 66'on the member and a pin '67on arm 37. By thus mounting the operating bar, spring 62 serves to holdthe bar in its undcpressed position as shown in Fig. 5, and spring 65merely serves to unite arm 37 with the member 57 Therefore whenoperating bar 38 is depressed against the actlon ofspring 62, spring 65will become tensioned and will draw arm 37 to the right thereby carryinga shoulder 36 of the arm clear of rod 30. The cash drawer is then freeto move to its open position and is propelled 'to this position bysprings in the following manner.

A airof arms 4 (Fig. 2) are pivoted by plus 39 to the side frames of themachine and are'normally urged to rock in the direction indicated byarrow 40 by springs 416. At their lower ends the arms are provided withrollers 42 (Fig. 5) which are held in engagement with lugs 41!) on thecash drawer by the springs 416. The cash drawer is normally latched inits inner the machine.

position, as previously described, by the latch 34 and when this arm isreleased by the downward rocking of arms 28 and 37 the drawer is forcedto its open position by springs 416. Upon the opening movement of thedrawer the segments 1-2 ofv the differential mechanism are permitted torotate under spring action extents which are (letermincd by thedepressed keys, as previously stated.

The meshing and umneshing of the totalizer 1 with segments 13 iscontrolled by one of the drawer arms 4. The totalizer rocking mechanismis so constructed that the totalizer is normally in mesh, that is. whenthe cash drawer is in its home position. It is rocked out of mesh beforethe beginning of movement of segments 12 and into mesh while thesegments are at rest in their moved positions, by one of the drawer arms4. The shaft 54 to which the totalizer frame 55 is rigidly secured, andwhich is jonrnalcd in the side frames of the machine. carries rigidlysecured thereto an arm 53 which is connected by a link 52 to a bellcrank lever 49 pivoted to the right hand side frame by a pin 50. Thisbell crank lever is connected by a link 47 to a similar bell crank lever45. but reversely mounted, at the rear of the machine. Boll crank lever45 is pivoted on a pin 46 and is provided with a roll 44 coacting with apawl 43 on the drawer arm 4. The bell crank lever 49 also carries a roll550 coacting with the pawl 43.

Upon the beginning of the operation of the machine, when drawer arms 4rock in thc direction indicated by arrow 40 the pawl 43 engages roll 44rocking bell crank lever 45 so that the link 47 is pushed in thedirection indicated by arrow 48. This movement of the link 47 iscommunicated to link 52 by bell crank lever 49, therefore the totalizcrframe is rocked upwardly carrying the totalizer pinions out of mesh.This occurs before movement of segments 12. The segments 12 come to restin their moved positions before the drawer arms 4 reach their evtremeforward position. thus allowing time for the meshing of the totalizerbefore the drawer arms come to rest. ing of the totalizer isaccomplished by a reverse movement of the mechanism just pointed out bypawl 43 engagima rollcr 5530 on the bell crank lever 49. By manuallypushing the drawer to its inner position drawer arms 4 are restored totheir normal position, and these arms are mechanically connected tosegments 12 so as to cause a return of the segments and a consequent operation of the totalizer. The return movement of arms 4 also tensionssprings 416, so power is stored for the next operation of During thisreturn movement of drawer arms 4 pawl 43 idly rides over The mesh- 7drawer for auditing purposes without effecting registration. This key isfor this pur pose provided with means for lowering the arm 28 (Fig. 4)and so permitting the opening of the cash drawer by depressing theauditors key in combination with operating bar 38, in place of openingthe cash drawer by the depression of one or more value keys incombination with the operating bar. Because of this arrangement the cashdrawer cannot normally be opened except when a registration is made byactually adding an amount to totalizer 1.

The arrangement of the auditors key and connecting devices is asfollows: The key 6 is fixed to a shaft 69 which carries fixed theretoarms 70 which carry at their lower ends a rod 71 extending across therear edge 72 of an arm 73 which is pivoted to the machine frame by pin20. The arm 73 is connected by a link 74 to arm 28. Therefore. when key6 is depressed arm 23 is rocked downwardly through engagement of the rod71 with the inclined surface 72 of the arm. the movement beingcommunicated to arm 29 by link 74. Spring 741 which is extended betweena frame pin 742 and a pin on the arm 29 offers some resistance to thedepression of key (5 and, therefore, upon the release of the key servesto return it to its normal position together with arms 73 and 28 and thelink 74.

A device is provided for retaining the auditors key in its depressedposition after it has been depressed until the machine has completed itsoperation. This consists (Fig. 2) of an arm 92 fixed to shaft 69 andprovided with a roll 91, an arm 90. loosely pivoted upon shaft 93,provided with two notches 99 and 96 co-acting with roll 91, and

carrying a roll 98 at its upper end. and a pawl 97 carried by one of thedrawer arms 4 and co-acting with roll 98. A spring 94 is extendedbetween a pin of the arm 90 and a pin which is carried by a bell hammer95 and serves to normally retain arm 90 in the position in which it isshown in Fig. 2. W hen key 6 is depressed arm 92 is rocked downwardlyuntil roll 91 comes to rest in the notch 96 in the arm 90. then upon theforward rocking of the drawer arms 4 pawl 97 idly wipes by roll 98. butupon the return of the drawer arm. pawl 97 strikes roller 98, beingprevented from rocking in this direction of movement by a pin 911 on thedrawer arm and, therefore, rocks the arm 90 upwardly and releases theauditors key 6 which then returns to normal position under the action ofspring 741. The arm 90 has a rearward extension 101 which, when in itsnormal position as shown in Fig. 2, or when the auditors key is fullydepressed, is just out of the arc of movement of a. pin 100 on thedrawer arm. If the auditors key is only depressed far enough to bringits roll 91 into engagement with the notch 99 the arm 90 will be held upso that its end 101 is in the path of pin 100, therefore, when thedrawer arm rocks forwardly the pin 100 will engage the arm 90 rocking itto its normal position and thereby camming arm 92 downwardly so thatroll 91 comes to rest in notch 96.

By the above arrangement, if key 6 is not fully depressed it will eitherbe returned to its initial position under spring action, or if it isdepressed far enough to bring roll 91 into engagement with the notch 99of the arm 90 the key will be positively cammed to its full depressedposition.

A bell mechanism (Fig. 2) is provided by which registrations are audiblyannounced.

This comprises a bell 115, hammer 95, spring 94 for actuating thehammer, latch 117 normally holding the hammer against actuation, andpawl 97 of the drawer arm for releasing the latch to permit operation ofthe bell hammer. Upon the forward rocking of the drawer arms, when pawl97 strikes roller 98 as previously described, it is rocked against theaction of its spring to such position that a pin 122 on the pawl is inline with the lower end 123 of latch 117, this pin striking the end 123before the pawl 97 clears roll 98 and thus rocking the latch away frompin 121 on the bell hammer, which then springs upwardly to strike thebell, under the action of spring 94. Vibration of the hammer against thebell is pre rented by a collar 125 on the shaft 93 which for thispurpose co-acts with a downward extension 126 of the bell hammer. Theextension 126 engages collar 125 before the bell hammer strikes thebell, the resiliency of the bell hammer permitting the hammer to becarried upwardly far enough to strike the hell but the collar preventscontinued vibration of the hammer against the bell. Upon the return ofthe drawer arms to their normal position a roll 127 carried by one ofthe arms strikes a shoulder 128 of the bell ham mer returning it to itsoriginal position where it is retained by latch 117 which is weighted at119 so that it will rock to normal position when pin'121 of the bellhammer clears the shoulder 120 on the return movement of the bellhammer. Screens 8 for concealing the indicators while the same are beingrotated are also actuated by pawls carried by the drawer arms. This pawl102 is pivoted by a pin to the upper end of one of the drawer arms 4, asindicated in Fig. 2. A spring 103 normally holds the pawl, as shown inthis figure, with its pin 104 in engagement with the upper edge of ahole 105 in the drawer arm through which pin 104 extends. The pawl isarranged to engage a roller 106 on an arm 109 secured to a shaft 108.This shaft also carries a pair of arms 107, similar to the arm 109 butlocated in side of the side frames, carrying at their outer endsuprights 110 which carry indicater springs 8. Springs 130 are extendedbetween pins carried by the arms 107 and pins on the machine framenormally to hold the indicator screens in their upper positions. Shaft108 carries rigidly an arm 112 which is connected by a link 113 to anarm 114 fixed to shaft 93. This shaft carries indicator-alining devices(not shown in the drawings) but which are actuated through this linkconnection with shaft 108. Upon the forward movement of drawer arms 4when the pawls 102 are carried rearwardly, rolls 106 are engaged by theinclined suifaces 105 of the pawls and rocked downwardly therebycarrying the screens to conce'aling position. hen the drawer arms reachtheir extreme forward position pawls 102 pass over the pins 106 therebypermit ting the springs 130 to return the screens to their exhibitingposition. During the return of the drawer arms pawls 102 engage therolls 100 at the surface 111 positively forcing the indicator screens totheir upper position and actuating the indicator alining devices, if toogreat resistance is offered to the springs 130.

Counting devices 400 and 5 are provided for counting all operations ofthe machine and the number of operations of the machine by thedepression of auditors key 6. These counters are of well knownconstruction, the actuating pawl 81 for the counter 400 which isactuated upon all operations of the machine, .being pivotally connectedto an arm 84 which Is pivoted by a in 85 to the machine frame andoscillated y a link 86 and lever 87 which is secured to shaft 32, theoscillation of which was previously described.

The actuating pawl 80 for the auditors counter 5 is carried by an arm 79pivoted at 78 and connected b a link 76 to an arm 1fixed to shaft 69which carries the auditor's Operation: To enter an amount in themachine, the desired value keys 10 are depressed thereby, through theslotted plate 17 (Fig. 3); rocking rod 23 downwardly around the pivot 25and thus rocking arm 28 (Fig. 4) downward out of latching relation withrod 30. The keysare retained in depressed osition, with their shanks inthe paths of ugs 11 of the totalizer actuat- -ders 138 Fig. 6)

ing segments 12, by pins 132 (Fig. 0) on the spring actuated detents131. The release bar 38 (Fig. 5) is also depressed thus causing arm 37to rock rearward and release rod 30 which then rocks rearward aroundpivot 32, being propelled by springs 410 (Fig. 2) through a connectionconsisting of arms 4 ivoted on pins 39 and bearing against tie rear ofthe cash drawer, the cash drawer, roller 402 pivoted on the drawer,drawer latch 34 pivoted on fixed pin 340, andthe link 33. In thismanner, the releasing of rod 30 by depressing both a value key and bar38 results in outward movement of the cash drawer. The machine isprovided with suitable mechanism for permitting differential rocking ofthe segments 12 when the drawer moves to its open position. Thismechanismis described in the before mentioned copending patentapplication. It permits differential movement of the segments ascontrolled by the value keys, and it may also be mentioned that devicesare provided properly to rotate the indicators 115 according to theextents of movement of segments 12. The indicator screens 8 are moveddownward before the indicators are rotated and are released after theindicators are set, by the action of pawl 102, mounted on the drawer arm4, on roller 106. The totalizer is actuated during the return movementof segments 12 and is left in mesh with these segments at,the completionof each operation, and accordingly it is rocked out of mesh with thesegments at the be 'nningof movement of drawer arms 4, befiire segments12 are permitted to move. Pawl 43 on one of the drawer arms accomplishesthis by engaging roller 44 on bell crank 45, which, through link 47,bell crank 49, link 52, and arm 53 fast on shaft 54, rocksthe totalizerframe upward around shaft 54. After segments 12 are at rest in theirmoved positions, pawl 43 engages roller 550 on bell crank 49,thusrestoring the totalizer rocking mechanism to normal position and thetotalizer into mesh with the segments. By returning the cash drawer,segments 12 are returned to zero position, thus rotating the totalizerthe required amount. The counter 400 counts all operations of themachine by being rotated one unit at each reciprocation of pawl 81 ascontrolled by the drawer releasing'mechanism previously described.

To open the cash drawer without reeordan amount in the totalizer, thelid 70 must be unlocked and key 6 depressed and the bar 38 be depressed.The depression of key 6 by rockin shaft 69 (Fig. 4) causes rod 71 topass be ow shoulof arms 136 and thus prevent the epression of anyvaluekeys 10, as the key detents 131'are carried byarms 136. The rod 71also en ges. beveled edge 72 of arm 73 thereby, i

. I l rough the connections shown in Fi 4, lowering arm 28 out ofenagement with rod 30. The depression of %ar 38 (Fig. 5) also causes thearm 37 to rock out of engagement with rod 30 and the drawer then opensas usual but the totalizer is not rotated as segments 12 are arranged toremain latched m zero position except when value keys in correspondingbanks are depressed. The latching means for segments 12 is omitted fromthe drawings as it is shown and described. in the patent application No.451,446 before mentioned.

While the form of mechanism herein shown and described is admirablyadapted to fulfil the objects primarily stated it is to be understoodthat it is not intended to confine the invention to the one form ofembodiment herein shown and described as it is susceptible of embodimentin various forms all comin within the scope of the claims which fol ow.

of banks of keys, and connections whereby each key in any. bank maywithdraw the other. pivoted arm from latching relation.

2. In a machine of the class described, the

combination with a cash receptacle, and holding means therefor operatedthereby and including a pivoted bar, of two pivoted arms having latchingprojections normally gag said bar, an o crating necte to withdraw one 0said pivoted arms from latching relation, a series of banks of keys, acammmg plate operated by the keys of each bank'and connectionsfrom eachof said pistes to withdraw said other pivoted arm m latching relation. P

3. In a machine of the class described, th

-..coinb.ination with a cash receptacle, and

holding means therefor, operated thereby and including a pi'votedbar,apivoted arm having a latching projection normally engaging said bar, aseries of banks of keys, a

arm havin key con- T tures in the presence of witnesses.

holding means therefor, operated thereby and including a pivoted bar, ofa pivoted arm having a latching projection normally latching said bar, aseries of banks of keys,

aplate cammed by the keys of'each bank,

and a frame including a cross bar operated by any of said plates, andconnected to said pivoted arm.

5. In a machine of the class described, the

combination with a cash receptacle, and holding means therefor operatedthereby and including-a pivoted bar, of a pivoted a latching projectionnormally latching said bar, a series of banks of keys, a plate cammed bthe keys of each bank, a supporting arm or each late and having anextension in the path 0 said pivoted bar,

and a frame includlng a crossbar operated by any of said plates andconnected to said I pivoted arm.

6. Ina machine of the class described, the combination with a cashreceptacle, and

holding means'therefor, operated thereby and including a pivoted bar,ofa latching arm having a projection normally latching said bar, aseries of-banks 01: kc s, a plate cammed by the keys of each ban a frameincluding a cross bar operated by anv of said plates and connected tosaid latching arm, and additional manipulative means for operating saidlatching arm. I

In testimony whereof we affix our signa- CHARLES F. KETTERING. WILLIAM,A. CHRYST.

Witnesses taste the signature of Charles F. Kettering:

R, RUMMLEB, Cann W. Bnos'r.

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